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segmenta··on Show HN: Rowboat – Open-source IDE for multi-agent systems
Fair point. The copilot creates multi-agents only when necessary, acting as a check on unnecessary complexity.
segmenta··on Show HN: Rowboat – Open-source IDE for multi-agent systems
That’s a great suggestion, and I get the hesitation - we'll work on adding more concrete examples to help make the case!
segmenta··on Show HN: Rowboat – Open-source IDE for multi-agent systems
Here are a few practical reasons for multi-agent systems:

1. LLMs handle narrower, simpler instructions better - decomposing into multiple agents improves reliability (related to instruction following accuracy).

2. Similarly, tool-calling accuracy improves when each agent has a smaller set of specific tools assigned to them.

3. Smaller agents mean prompt changes (which aren't very deterministic) can be isolated and tested more easily.

4. Dividing agents by task enables stronger, more precise guardrails for real-world use cases.

Happy to discuss further!

segmenta··on Show HN: Rowboat – Open-source IDE for multi-agent systems
Haha, thanks!
segmenta··on Show HN: Rowboat – Open-source IDE for multi-agent systems
Thanks for checking it out. Curious what you think after testing.
segmenta··on Show HN: Rowboat – Open-source IDE for multi-agent systems
Fair point. Increasingly the workflow for multi-agent systems involves structured agent instructions (almost resembling code), testing, connecting tools and improving agents. Given this we decided to call it an IDE.
segmenta··on Show HN: Rowboat – Open-source IDE for multi-agent systems
Thanks! We wanted to have the copilot planning and building out agents be a core part of Rowboat (like how Cursor works with code).
segmenta··on Show HN: Rowboat – Open-source IDE for multi-agent systems
TBH we weren't sure if people preferred a native app or a web app for this kind of tool. This is useful feedback! We are trying to figure out how to bundle the micro-services together into maybe an electron app.
segmenta··on Show HN: Rowboat – Open-source IDE for multi-agent systems
Thanks, that's great to hear! We'd love to learn what worked and what didn't for you.
segmenta··on Show HN: Rowboat – Open-source IDE for multi-agent systems
Thanks! We will put it out on our website.
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